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FrostTechnology — Malcolm Reference Sheet *UPDATED* by-nc-nd

Published: 2014-04-17 20:51:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 1348; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Description There were a lot of things I wanted to elaborate on, but couldn't find the time to, or simply hadn't thought of when I posted the first ref. Text below is pretty much just copied and pasted form the old one . Anyway, this is loads more in-depth, (I think I just filled it with miscellaneous nonsense, but miscellaneous nonsense is good sometimes), which should hopefully give you more of an idea as to what he's like. Yes, the file is huge, I froze Photoshop twice by running it.


Name: Malcolm
Species: Clockwork Construct

Height: 5'9" 

Weight: Roughly 45 kg 

Age: 57 (Or at least the clockwork is)

Occupation: Ex-Maintenance worker for the Factory, previously a munitions assembly "droid" (though he finds the word demeaning).



Strengths/skills: Pretty agile, decent speed, knows his way around a bread knife. Resistant to water, electricity and low-intensity heat. Those extra teeth of his can scare off most opponents, but they have a far more dubious function...


Weaknesses: He isn't all that strong (he's practically an antique!). If he gets too cold, his enamel is prone to cracking. His skin acts as normal, and so can be burnt, cut, and sometimes even be removed clean off. His largest drawback is that if he breathes in any small particles, (soot, dust, sand...), his mechanism is extremely likely to jam, causing his motion and speech to stammer, and can only be removed by ingesting oil or grease. 


Likes: Humbugs, music (vinyl preferred), stealing things, challenges.

Dislikes: Hot climates/conditions, being bested in a fight (he's a sore loser), coffee (he hates the stuff).




Malcolm used to work for the Factory - before he got fired for being a general threat to other people's lives. He's a clockwork man; intricate, precisely engineered mechanisms encased in a vitreous enamel body. Because of his exact steady metronome, his movements are always smooth and fluid. However, if his body is disrupted, he gets progressively "jittery", with his speed and agility becoming practically non-existent, leaving him extremely vulnerable.


A habit of his is his singing, which has gotten him into trouble with the Factory supervisor more times than anyone can remember. He sometimes doesn't seem to realise when being quiet is a good idea, and so nearly anybody can locate where he is if he doesn't shut up. But even then, his clockwork innards make a certain ticking noise, which can be heard quite easily, no matter how hard he tries to stay silent.


No-one knows where he came from originally, but during his seventh year working at the Factory, he went missing for a week. His coworkers speculate frequently about what happened to him, but all they're really certain of is that he didn't come back altogether there...



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Additional extra trivial stuff:


The Factory is situated on an island to the SouthEast of the British Isles. As such, Malcolm has a pretty generic sounding Southern English accent. He's not big on swearing, but that's not saying he doesn't from time to time. He addresses strangers with "Sir", "Mister", or "Miss", another habit from his time as an employee. 


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Malcolm, the Factory © FrostTechnology


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Comments: 11

EnfieldKit [2014-04-19 21:28:20 +0000 UTC]

I think miscellaneous nonsense makes the best reference sheets, after all it's a characters quirks that really makes them come alive!  I'm really digging all the fun little info this one has for Malcolm and the whole strengths and weaknesses section is brilliant xD 

on that note...it looks like we're going to be opponents for round two!  I'm super excited and I wish you luck!  ...the weird thing is I saw this get posted the other day and was thinking to myself "Man of all the people to avoid in this tourney...I'd be terrified of facing Malcolm" hahahaha...I jinxed it *hides* 

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FrostTechnology In reply to EnfieldKit [2014-04-20 16:04:08 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Yeah, I'm already getting some ideas together for the fight. If I can get it right it should be sweeeet.
Good luck to you both too! I'm really excited to see what you'll come up with!

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EnfieldKit In reply to FrostTechnology [2014-04-21 17:58:46 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I love it when ideas start coming right away xD it makes things go so much smoother for me anyway.  I'm soooooo pumped to see what you come up with too, this round is gonna be fun! And please feel free if you have any questions or anything to ask me, I'll be happy to answer or pass them onto Ed ^^

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Stray-Sky [2014-04-17 23:57:48 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! 10x better now thats in your own style ^^

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FrostTechnology In reply to Stray-Sky [2014-04-18 09:30:45 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you think so!

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SteedAngus [2014-04-17 22:19:30 +0000 UTC]

Much better than the previous one I say

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FrostTechnology In reply to SteedAngus [2014-04-17 22:37:08 +0000 UTC]

Cheers dude, that's all I wanted to hear

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SteedAngus In reply to FrostTechnology [2014-04-17 22:58:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you are developing your own unique style! makes me proud.

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FrostTechnology In reply to SteedAngus [2014-04-17 22:59:24 +0000 UTC]

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BlueFreakingSky [2014-04-17 21:40:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh sweet jesus the update looks so great <3 hhhh

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FrostTechnology In reply to BlueFreakingSky [2014-04-17 22:38:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Blue
Yeah, I had to replace those old drawings, but at least I'll never have to do this sheet again... probably.

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